Frank Morgan Movies

Want to know the best Frank Morgan movies?  How about the worst Frank Morgan movies?  Curious about Frank Morgan box office grosses or which Frank Morgan movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Frank Morgan movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Frank Morgan (1890-1949) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor.  Morgan’s career spanned over 35 years, mostly as a supporting actor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with his most celebrated performance playing the title role in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. His IMDb page shows over 100 acting credits from 1915 to 1950.   This page will rank Frank Morgan movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.

1939’s The Wizard Of Oz

Frank Morgan Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.

1934’s The Affairs of Cellini

Frank Morgan Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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1940’s Boom Town

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11 thoughts on “Frank Morgan Movies

  1. Bruce, another missing film from the chart is The Vanishing Virginian. I haven’t seen it but I noticed the poster on my video which you have kindly shared on the page and Frank Morgan is the lead actor too. You do have it listed somewhere because I see a UMR rating of 5.4 in my files. Plus you’re from Virginia, how can you not list it? 😉

  2. I have seen 31 Frank Morgan movies on the table plus Boom Town which is missing for a total of 32 movies. I see you already know about the second paragraph.

    The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The Wizard of Oz.

    The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Green Dolphin Street.

    The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Trouble For Two.

    Favourite Frank Morgan Movies:

    The Wizard of Oz
    The Great Ziegfeld
    The Stratton Story
    Saratoga
    Honky Tonk
    The Three Musketeers
    The White Cliffs of Dover
    Naughty Marietta
    Kismet
    Courage of Lassie
    The Shop Around the Corner
    Broadway Melody of 1940
    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
    The Great Sinner
    Bombshell
    Picadilly Jim
    When Ladies Meet
    Boom Town

    Other Frank Morgan Movies I Have Seen:

    The Human Comedy
    Sweethearts
    Thousands Cheer
    Any Number Can Play
    Casanova Brown
    The Mortal Storm
    Tortilla Flat
    Yolanda and the Thief
    White Cargo
    Paradise For Three
    Key to the City
    The Emperor’s Candlesticks
    Summer Holiday
    Trouble For Two

    1. Hey Flora….thanks for the thoughts on Frank Morgan. Tally coun: Flora 32, Steve 8 and me at 4. Boom Town is on the table now….but it is still not in the right ranking order….I am getting so tired of that little glitch. All four of the ones I have seen are on your favorites list. I would not have guessed your tally would have been 8 times my tally. Pretty amazed I have seen so few of his movies. As for your favorites….that is a lot of movies on your list….one of your longer favorites lists. Good stuff as always.

  3. Frank Morgan, a familiar face in classic Hollywood.
    I think his most famous role has to be as The Great and Powerful Oz!

    Bruce, missing from the chart is one of his best movies – Boom Town, starring Gable, Tracy, Colbert and Hedy ‘Delilah’ Lamarr.

    Including Boom Town I’ve seen 8 altogether. Favorites are – The Wizard of Oz, The Three Musketeers, Boom Town, Honky Tonk and Broadway Melody of 1940.

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz tops all charts except Box Office. I must have seen The Shop Around the Corner, but can’t remember for sure.

    Good work Bruce. Vote Up! And thanks for the video share!

    1. Hey Steve.
      1. Thanks for the visit and the comment.
      2. Tally count….8 for you and 4 for me.
      3. As for Boom Town…not sure why it is not showing up on the table….like my Eddie Albert error I will have to fix that when I get home.
      4. I am shocked my tally count is low…..seems The Wizard Of Oz is playing tricks on my mind….as I have seen that one so many times…..it has me thinking I have seen Morgan in many many movies….when in fact it is a very low 4 movies seen.
      5. Boom Town was one of the biggest hits in that era…it easily took down Oz….though Oz caught up with it to a certain degree.
      Good stuff as always.

    1. Hey Dan….whoops….thanks for the headsup….I will fix that as soon as I get home. Can’t blame that on a copy and paste error…..that was me forgetting to do that part. Thanks again.

      1. Frank Morgan, who always seemed befuddled to me never was on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. He actually is connected to someone still alive on the 2020 list. These are the actors on the current list he is connected to.

        39 RODDY MCDOWELL The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
        68 JOHN CARRADINE Dimples (1936)
        81 ROBERT MITCHUM The Human Comedy (1943)
        107 MICKEY ROONEY Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
        107 MICKEY ROONEY The Human Comedy (1943)
        248 ANGELA LANSBURY The Three Musketeers (1948)
        262 KEENAN WYNN The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
        262 KEENAN WYNN The Three Musketeers (1948)
        290 GREGORY PECK The Great Sinner (1949)
        313 AVA GARDNER The Great Sinner (1949)
        368 CESAR ROMERO The Good Fairy (1935)
        406 LIONEL STANDER I Live My Life (1935)
        467 PAUL FIX The Crowd Roars (1938)
        509 AKIM TAMIROFF Naughty Marietta (1935)
        509 AKIM TAMIROFF Tortilla Flat (1942)
        549 VINCENT PRICE The Three Musketeers (1948)
        577 ROBERT STACK The Mortal Storm (1940)
        605 LIONEL STANDER The Crowd Roars (1938)
        667 PETER LAWFORD The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
        779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Courage of Lassie (1946)
        779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
        828 JACK ELAM Key to the City (1950)
        907 WALTER PIDGEON Saratoga (1937)
        907 WALTER PIDGEON The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
        907 WALTER PIDGEON White Cargo (1942)

        Frank appeared with 31 Oscar winners, not bad since he passed in 1949.

        ALICE BRADY Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
        ALICE BRADY When Ladies Meet (1933)
        CLARK GABLE Any Number Can Play (1949)
        CLARK GABLE Boom Town (1940)
        CLARK GABLE Key to the City (1950)
        CLARK GABLE Saratoga (1937)
        CLAUDETTE COLBERT Boom Town (1940)
        DONNA REED Green Dolphin Street (1947)
        DONNA REED The Human Comedy (1943)
        DONNA REED Thousands Cheer (1943)
        EDMUND GWENN Green Dolphin Street (1947)
        ELIZABETH TAYLOR Courage of Lassie (1946)
        ELIZABETH TAYLOR The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
        ETHEL BARRYMORE The Great Sinner (1949)
        FAY BAINTER THE HUMAN COMEDY (1943)
        FREDRIC MARCH Laughter (1930)
        FREDRIC MARCH The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
        GARY COOPER Casanova Brown (1944)
        GIG YOUNG The Three Musketeers (1948)
        GINGER ROGERS Queen High (1930)
        GREGORY PECK The Great Sinner (1949)
        HATTIE MCDANIEL SARATOGA (1937)
        JAMES STEWART The Mortal Storm (1940)
        JAMES STEWART The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
        JAMES STEWART The Stratton Story (1949)
        JANE WYMAN The Crowd Roars (1938)
        JOAN CRAWFORD I Live My Life (1935)
        JOAN CRAWFORD The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
        JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
        LIONEL BARRYMORE Saratoga (1937)
        LORETTA YOUNG Key to the City (1950)
        LUISE RAINER Escapade (1935)
        LUISE RAINER The Emperor’s Candlesticks (1937)
        LUISE RAINER The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
        MARY ASTOR Any Number Can Play (1949)
        MARY ASTOR Paradise for Three (1938)
        MARY ASTOR Thousands Cheer (1943)
        PAUL LUKAS The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
        RONALD COLMAN Kismet (1944)
        SPENCER TRACY Boom Town (1940)
        SPENCER TRACY Tortilla Flat (1942)
        TERESA WRIGHT Casanova Brown (1944)
        THOMAS MITCHELL CASANOVA BROWN (1944)
        VAN HEFLIN Green Dolphin Street (1947)
        VAN HEFLIN The Three Musketeers (1948)
        WALLACE BEERY Port of Seven Seas (1938)
        WALLACE BEERY The Mighty Barnum (1934)
        WALTER BRENNAN There’s Always Tomorrow (1934)
        WALTER HUSTON Summer Holiday (1948)
        WALTER HUSTON The Great Sinner (1949)

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